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7 stories for “Northeast Monsoon”
Clear filtersWestern Tamil Nadu witnessed a massive butterfly migration once the Northeast monsoon set in, with swarms reported in Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts. The species on the move were the Blue Tiger...
While a strong El Niño expected in 2026 usually weakens rainfall across much of India, Tamil Nadu could see the opposite: heavy northeast monsoon rain and cyclones, fed by moist Bay of Bengal winds and warmer seas. El Ni...
The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) has introduced RAINCHNNAI, a weather futures contract tied to Northeast monsoon rainfall in Chennai. It is cash-settled and uses official India Meteorological Depar...
IntroductionTo maximize rainwater harvesting, rejuvenate rural irrigation systems, and mitigate catastrophic flood inundation ahead of the Northeast Monsoon 2026, the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department of Ta...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive meteorological advisory, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) strictly and officially issued a fierce absolute heavy rainfall warning for six specific districts...
The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai confirmed the Northeast monsoon retreated from Tamil Nadu on 19 January 2026; Tamil Nadu recorded a winter rainfall surplus of 25.8 mm since 1 January, with Tiruttani at 15.2 C...
Tamil Nadu's 2025 northeast monsoon (October-December) brought about 43 cm of rain against a normal of roughly 44 cm. That is slightly below normal and ends a six-year run of normal or surplus rainfall since 2019. Chenna...
